Sony A700 vs Sony TX10

The following is a comprehensive assessment of the Sony A700 vs Sony TX10, former is a Advanced DSLR while the latter is a Ultracompact and both of them are offered by Sony. There is a large difference between the sensor resolutions of the A700 (12MP) and TX10 (16MP) and the A700 (APS-C) and TX10 (1/2.3") use different sensor dimensions.

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The A700 was unveiled 4 years prior to the TX10 which is quite a serious difference as far as tech is concerned. Each of the cameras come with different body type with the Sony A700 being a Mid-size SLR camera and the Sony TX10 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before going straight into a detailed comparison, below is a concise view of how the A700 grades against the TX10 in regards to portability, imaging, features and an overall mark.

This is a preview of the gallery images for Sony Alpha DSLR-A700 & Sony Cyber-shot DSC-TX10. The full galleries are available at Sony A700 Gallery & Sony TX10 Gallery.

If you are intending to travel with your camera often, you are going to need to consider its weight and dimensions. The Sony A700 comes with external measurements of 142mm x 105mm x 80mm (5.6" x 4.1" x 3.1") accompanied by a weight of 768 grams (1.69 lbs) whilst the Sony TX10 has dimensions of 96mm x 56mm x 18mm (3.8" x 2.2" x 0.7") accompanied by a weight of 133 grams (0.29 lbs).

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Remember that, the weight of an ILC will change based on the lens you are using during that time. Below is the front view measurements comparison of the A700 vs the TX10.

Factoring in size and weight, the portability score of the A700 and TX10 is 58 and 96 respectively.

In many cases, it is very hard to imagine the gap between sensor dimensions simply by reading technical specs. The pic below might offer you a better sense of the sensor measurements in the A700 and TX10.

As you can tell, each of the cameras posses different megapixel count and different sensor dimensions. The A700 having a bigger sensor is going to make shooting shallow DOF easier and the Sony TX10 will offer you greater detail having an extra 4 Megapixels. Higher resolution will allow you to crop photographs somewhat more aggressively. The more aged A700 is going to be behind when it comes to sensor technology.